Apiculture and Fisciculture MCQ - NEET Practice Questions & Answers

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Bee-keeping

Bee-keeping or apiculture is the maintenance of hives of honeybees for the production of honey.
It has been an age-old cottage industry.
Honeybee also produces beeswax, which finds many uses in industry, such as in the preparation of cosmetics and polishes of various kinds.
The increased demand for honey has led to large-scale beekeeping practices; it has become an established income-generating industry, whether practised on a small or on a large scale.
The following points are important for successful bee-keeping:
- Knowledge of the nature and habits of bees,
- Selection of a suitable location for keeping the beehives,
- Catching and hiving of swarms (a group of bees),
- Management of beehives during different seasons, and
- Handling and collection of honey and of beeswax.

Fisheries

The fishery is an industry devoted to the catching, processing or selling of fish, shellfish or other aquatic animals.
A large number of our population is dependent on fish, fish products and other aquatic animals such as prawn, crab, lobster, edible oyster, etc., for food.
Some of the freshwater fishes which are very common include Catla, Rohu and common carp.
Some of the marine fishes that are eaten include – Hilsa, Sardines, Mackerel and Pomfrets.
In order to meet the increasing demands on fisheries, different techniques have been employed to increase production.
For example, through aquaculture and pisciculture, we have been able to increase the production of aquatic plants and animals, both fresh-water and marine.